Rob Pepping
Overall I found the conference to be made up of some very good speakers and some irrelevant sessions. One speaker of note was Jamie McKenzie who delivered a good message on Literacy and ICT. Also worth hearing was Westley Field from Australia on using Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. Compared to the other two conferences I have attended the standard was average (depends very much on your selections). The material given at the start of the course ws "budget". The main message I recieved from the course is for schools to attempt to use more Web 2.0 tools in their teaching; an action goal we have this year in the Clearlinks cluster.
Paul K
Mary
I enjoyed this conference more than last year's mainly because I knew what to expect and so I made better choices for my workshops. I went to as many workshops on interactive whiteboards as possible and particularly enjoyed the
Cynthia
I enjoyed most of the breakout sessions because they were related to my subject area. They were very interesting, inspiring and motivated me to think innovatively. I enjoyed being able to use the wireless internet which allowed me to be interactive during the key note speeches.
Anne
Interesting on the whole but the lead speakers
Rob Kidd
I came to the conference with high expectations from last year but sadly they were not really met. The keynote speakers were a little too vague for my liking and although they had some interesting perspectives, it was hardly inspirational. The first and one of the best breakout presentations was by Flaxmere College (Interactive Teaching and Learning in a Secondary School Setting). They exhibited some innovative teaching methods and actually made me excited to get back into the classroom. Although a lot of the technology that they used was unfamiliar to me, their creativity was infectious. Most of the other breakouts that I attended were either boring or seemingly irrelevant to my subject. I think the conference would greatly benefit from more detailed descriptions of the breakout sessions and maybe a list of the subjects that they would be relevant to. This would surely avoid confusion. Ending on a positive, the final night's entertainment was splendid and Marg McLeod's introductions were always vibrant and informative.
Paul Eddington
I enjoyed the breakout sessions but not the Keynote speakers.
Overall I found the conference to be made up of some very good speakers and some irrelevant sessions. One speaker of note was Jamie McKenzie who delivered a good message on Literacy and ICT. Also worth hearing was Westley Field from Australia on using Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. Compared to the other two conferences I have attended the standard was average (depends very much on your selections). The material given at the start of the course ws "budget". The main message I recieved from the course is for schools to attempt to use more Web 2.0 tools in their teaching; an action goal we have this year in the Clearlinks cluster.
Paul K
Mary
I enjoyed this conference more than last year's mainly because I knew what to expect and so I made better choices for my workshops. I went to as many workshops on interactive whiteboards as possible and particularly enjoyed the
Cynthia
I enjoyed most of the breakout sessions because they were related to my subject area. They were very interesting, inspiring and motivated me to think innovatively. I enjoyed being able to use the wireless internet which allowed me to be interactive during the key note speeches.
Anne
Interesting on the whole but the lead speakers
Rob Kidd
I came to the conference with high expectations from last year but sadly they were not really met. The keynote speakers were a little too vague for my liking and although they had some interesting perspectives, it was hardly inspirational. The first and one of the best breakout presentations was by Flaxmere College (Interactive Teaching and Learning in a Secondary School Setting). They exhibited some innovative teaching methods and actually made me excited to get back into the classroom. Although a lot of the technology that they used was unfamiliar to me, their creativity was infectious. Most of the other breakouts that I attended were either boring or seemingly irrelevant to my subject. I think the conference would greatly benefit from more detailed descriptions of the breakout sessions and maybe a list of the subjects that they would be relevant to. This would surely avoid confusion. Ending on a positive, the final night's entertainment was splendid and Marg McLeod's introductions were always vibrant and informative.
Paul Eddington
I enjoyed the breakout sessions but not the Keynote speakers.
Ron Phelts session was fantastic.